Has the Aztecs' 0-2 start affected recruiting?

San Diego, CA 8/17/13_SDSU Scrimmage San Diego State University football players warm up before the start of their final scrimmage to prepare for the first game of the season August 31 against Eastern Illinois. Misael Virgen/ UT San Diego

Misael Virgen

San Diego, CA 8/17/13_SDSU Scrimmage San Diego State University football players warm up before the start of their final scrimmage to prepare for the first game of the season August 31 against Eastern Illinois. Misael Virgen/ UT San Diego

San Diego, CA 8/17/13_SDSU Scrimmage San Diego State University football players warm up before the start of their final scrimmage to prepare for the first game of the season August 31 against Eastern Illinois. Misael Virgen/ UT San Diego (Misael Virgen)

San Diego State's bye week came at an opportune time for the coaches as well as the players.

The Aztecs assistant coaches took the chance to hit the recruiting trail and check up on the 12 kids who've committed to SDSU for 2014.

"It's not a week off, guys are out on the road recruiting, guys are in (Northern California) watching our kids, and locally too," said Aztecs' recruiting coordinator Tony White. "It gives us a chance to catch up on recruiting because obviously during the season especially, if you start off slow, you have to make sure the recruits are OK, healthy, playing good and still liking us, so we went out and saw them."

So far, the Aztecs' 0-2 start to the season hasn't hurt them in the recruiting game at all. The 12 verbal commits are holding strong, and SDSU even picked up a 13th commitment last Friday from Crenshaw (Los Angeles) athlete Ajene Harris last Saturday. According to Rivals.com, the 5-foot-10, 170-pound Harris is a high school quarterback, but will likely play cornerback or receiver in college.

Despite the slow start, White said the coaches aren't planning to change their recruiting pitch in any way.

"We are who we are. We do things a certain way," White said. "We started off 2-3 last year so it's the same song and dance. The key is to remain consistent. If you remain consistent in the message, good things will happen."

The gems of the 2014 recruiting class at this point are Brawley linebacker Donavin Buck and Oceanside receiver Mikah Holder, the younger brother of Aztecs' cornerback King Holder.

With the Aztecs' quarterback situation currently still unsettled, two quarterbacks in the 2014 class -- Nick Bawden from Los Gatos and Christian Chapman from Carlsbad -- are also huge pickups for SDSU.